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taylorkerekes Since: Jun, 2010
Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#2677: Feb 12th 2013 at 11:03:25 AM

Alright, I'll restore your editing privileges conditionally. If we find that you are engaging in similar behavior again, you will not be given another chance.

One last thing: We don't care about your Deviant Art account. Leave those little ragey links out of your participation here.

edited 12th Feb '13 11:04:25 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
egvesel derpmeister from Norway Since: Feb, 2013
derpmeister
#2678: Feb 13th 2013 at 3:13:31 PM

I'm sorry about calling you a dumbass. Please unban me.

Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
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#2679: Feb 13th 2013 at 3:45:45 PM

We'll see. I hope you realize that such language is unacceptable on this site. If you wish to contest the removal or cleaning of a work article under our Content Policy, the appropriate place to do it is here, under "Page Restoration Petitions". Please make sure to read the rules first.

In reviewing your account, I took some time to check your edit history to see if there were any other problems. I'm a bit curious as to why you felt the need to remove the No Real Life Examples Please tag from Son of a Whore. Also, please read up on Zero Context Example, as you made some content-free additions to The Pianist and Starving Artist.

Depending on your responses to these issues, I will release your suspension.

edited 13th Feb '13 3:45:56 PM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
egvesel derpmeister from Norway Since: Feb, 2013
derpmeister
#2680: Feb 13th 2013 at 4:38:27 PM

I removed the tag because I think censorship is bad. Either should real-life examples be allowed with all tropes or none of them. Real-life examples should have a good source though. I also think that it's okay to ban real porn (not A Serbian Film), but just because it could clutter the wiki with uninteresting crap. What's porn or not should be decided upon consensus by the editors.

How can I see my, or someone else's, edit history?

edited 13th Feb '13 4:49:23 PM by egvesel

Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
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#2681: Feb 13th 2013 at 5:04:46 PM

You can search the edit history of any troper from the Tools submenu on the left-hand side of wiki articles.

As for the NRLEP tag, that is not up to you to decide, and we are not kind to cries of censorship. This wiki is about Tropes in media. Real Life is ancillary to that mission and is subject to cutting when it becomes a problem. We've found that tropes that describe things as evil or depraved cause serious problems when applied to real people. Also, tropes that are strictly narrative cannot, by definition, apply to real life.

There is a forum thread to discuss the removal of Real Life examples, here. I recommend that you peruse it.

We don't like people coming on here and accusing us of things. That is not a way to make friends. Are you here to participate with us or not?

edited 14th Feb '13 8:47:54 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
egvesel derpmeister from Norway Since: Feb, 2013
derpmeister
#2682: Feb 13th 2013 at 5:23:36 PM

Yes, I'll follow the rules. [tup]

Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#2683: Feb 13th 2013 at 5:32:50 PM

Fine. Bear in mind that we don't often give extra chances. Let's not have a repeat. You might want to have a gander at Welcome To TV Tropes and TV Tropes Customs while you browse around.

Suspension released.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
MoonSlayer101 Moon Slayer's den from Everywhere and nowhere. Since: Feb, 2013
#2684: Feb 14th 2013 at 4:19:05 PM

Sorry about my earlier edits. I'll admit that I only skimmed over your welcoming articles and apologize for that. I've taken the time to actually read them, and I promise I'll be more aware of not typing "overloaded" posts again. May I please get my suspension lifted?

"As I stare into the depths of eternity I realize I am."
Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#2685: Feb 14th 2013 at 6:11:04 PM

Moon Slayer, what brought you to my attention was that you were engaging in an Edit War, inserting Natter and improper Example Indentation even after it was corrected by other tropers. We don't tolerate that.

If an edit you make is changed or deleted, check the history for the article to see if someone left an explanation. Regardless, you are expected to discuss it — via the Discussion page, private messages, or even Ask The Tropers — rather than keep trying to add it back.

I do recommend that you read Welcome To TV Tropes and TV Tropes Customs before doing any more editing. Also, given what you're here for, check out How To Write An Example. Would you please do those things and let us know what was incorrect about what you wrote on the wiki?

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
MoonSlayer101 Moon Slayer's den from Everywhere and nowhere. Since: Feb, 2013
#2686: Feb 14th 2013 at 6:43:21 PM

Sorry about that. I hadn't realized I was starting an Edit War. Looking back, its obvious that I was posting unnecessary stuff, and I'll definitely keep that in mind when posting in the future, and add edit reasons if I make any major changes.

Off-topic: Btw I keep seeing that I have a private message but the PM link was either "turned off"/disconnected or broken. Any idea why?

"As I stare into the depths of eternity I realize I am."
Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#2687: Feb 14th 2013 at 6:45:41 PM

You probably have a PM warning you that you are nattering. I disabled your PM's because we have had a rash of vandals lately. Now that we've reached an understanding, I'll lift all the suspensions.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
thomwim from Toronto Since: Oct, 2011
#2688: Feb 14th 2013 at 11:32:09 PM

I would like to reapply for a reinstatement to edit on TV Tropes. I was suspended because I deliberately added wrong information on actors.

If I were to edit again, I promise to list sources as often as possible. It's wrong to be an "edit warrior", which I learnt from a long block on Wikipedia (that ban lasted from 2007 to 2011), reforming into a better Wikipedian.

Found out about the suspension when I visited "Remember that Show", where I was going to identify a voice actor.

edited 15th Feb '13 12:01:51 AM by thomwim

Magic people, voodoo people!
Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#2689: Feb 15th 2013 at 5:36:39 AM

thomwim, I wanted to talk to you a bit. You see, your editing habits strongly mirror those of another banned troper by the name of fifimcfeef, and you both edit from the same place. "fifi" was fond of putting false data in articles as well.

So, I'm thinking that, since we can't trust you not to blatantly lie while editing, and you appear to be ban evading, there's no real value in letting you back.

I mean, did you really expect anything else? Be serious.

edited 15th Feb '13 8:27:38 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
thomwim from Toronto Since: Oct, 2011
#2690: Feb 15th 2013 at 8:21:57 AM

Farewell. Reading "What To Do If You're Edit Banned", it says that ban evasion is non-negotiable, which means I'm leaving this site forever.

edited 15th Feb '13 8:37:42 AM by thomwim

Magic people, voodoo people!
fredfool Since: Mar, 2012
#2691: Feb 15th 2013 at 8:31:09 PM

I did not think I posted enough(or badly) to get banned. So now I am curious.

Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#2692: Feb 15th 2013 at 8:34:37 PM

When it comes to editing, my friend, quality is better than quantity. When we observe someone making repeated mistakes, we pull the plug, whether they have made five edits or five hundred.

To me it looks like you aren't even trying very hard. You use incorrect markup, you add duplicate examples, and you don't seem to have a very good grasp of grammar or punctuation.

We'd like to work with you on this, but you'll need to put in some effort.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
fredfool Since: Mar, 2012
#2693: Feb 15th 2013 at 8:41:01 PM

Thanks i will just read. I think typing with a virtual keyboard (the way I read this wiki) and i do not get along. I tried a couple edits could not work the interface, I thought I deleted them not posted them. Sorry to make work for others Please put me in permanent ban

Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#2694: Feb 15th 2013 at 9:38:16 PM

Alright, well, thank you for being honest at least. You may, of course, continue to browse the wiki as much as you want. If you come into possession of a better input method, by all means let us know and we'll unlock editing for you.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
CloneTroper White Knight from San Diego Since: Nov, 2010
White Knight
#2695: Feb 16th 2013 at 6:09:25 AM

Hello, long time lurker, first time poster here. I guess I was banned, and I would like to appeal my ban, if possible. My apologies ahead of time, if I posted anything untoward or unprofessional. Thanks in advance for taking the time to look into this matter, and stay being awesome, TV Tropes!

PEW..PEW..PEW!
Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#2696: Feb 16th 2013 at 6:26:46 AM

You seem to have some odd ideas about what this wiki is for. Like, for example, why would you think we'd want an article on Vitamin C?

Or create a YMMV article to insert a personal comment? "I think that this movie was one of Van Damme's worst movies, but you know, YMMV."

Or argue with people in a mean-spirited way on a Headscratchers article? "Says you. You have obviously never visited any major American city during the 'tuner' craze. "

Considering that you've had this account for two and a half years, I'm really wondering where you got these ideas from.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
CloneTroper White Knight from San Diego Since: Nov, 2010
White Knight
#2697: Feb 16th 2013 at 6:31:04 AM

Not quite sure what I was thinking myself, to be honest. As I previously mentioned, I apologise. Temporary lapse of good judgement? Whatever the case, it won't happen again.

PEW..PEW..PEW!
Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#2698: Feb 16th 2013 at 6:41:01 AM

Look, I reviewed your edit history. You also made bogus articles: Strip Search and MP 5. You ignore rules of Example Indentation. You natter.

15 edits, 10 of which were bad, is not a "lapse of judgement". It's an indication that you don't understand what you're doing.

The good news is that we have a forum thread specifically for getting help with writing examples. I'm giving you an assignment, with two parts. First, read all of the following articles:

Second, participate in this forum thread by posting any edits that you'd like to make so other tropers can critique them. If we see that you appear to understand things, we can lift your suspension.

Deal?

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
CloneTroper White Knight from San Diego Since: Nov, 2010
White Knight
#2699: Feb 16th 2013 at 6:48:39 AM

I object to being called a Natter, good sir or madam...but I find your terms acceptable. I will begin working on your assignment with all due haste. Thanks again, and have a great day.

PEW..PEW..PEW!
BestOf MOD FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#2700: Feb 16th 2013 at 7:21:26 AM

If you look at the article for Natter you'll find that Fighteer wasn't calling you a "natter" - that's not even something that a person can be.

Instead, "natter" in Fighteer's post is a verb. "You natter" means "you have made edits that constitute natter."

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.

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